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I left home at an early age, and after several jobs including potato picking and working on a turkey farm, I first came into contact with youth work when I was 19, working in a supermarket.

Ambition announces new chief executive

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Thursday, July 7, 2016

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Youth organisation Ambition has appointed education and training expert Emma Revie as its new chief executive.

First youth mutuals prosper by extending reach and expertise

Other

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

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Since taking on the running of youth work in Knowsley and Kensington and Chelsea, youth mutuals have increased income, maintained services and reduced overheads, but it has not been an easy transition, say those in charge.

BYC chief to step down

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Monday, June 6, 2016

| CYP Now

British Youth Council (BYC) chief executive James Cathcart is to leave the organisation by the end of the year, it has been announced. ??

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on staff supervision, team motivation, life skills for young people and engaging nursery children with the arts.

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Other

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on problem academies, whole-family assessments, supporting parents at nursery and a squatting protest.

Ask the Experts: Retain a strong voice for children

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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Our panel offers advice on the future of DCSs, helping children of substance misusers, improving speech skills and conflict resolution.

Leadership: Staff motivation and retention

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

All children's services teams face the challenge of keeping staff turnover low against a landscape of tight budgets, so it is essential employers master the skills to retain, motivate and reward employees.

Foundations to spur youth services

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Camden is latest to create a charitable foundation in a bid to increase capacity in voluntary youth provision.

Ask the Experts: Post-retirement work options

Other

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on working with children after retiring, joint commissioning, internet safety and the role of key workers.

Merged charity must be ambitious

Other

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Ambition needs to advocate for positive youth work and champion the sector following its merger with NCVYS.

Sharing, caring president: Dave Hill, ADCS president, 2016/17

Other

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett meets Dave Hill, president of the ADCS, 2016/17.

Five ways to develop successful and sustainable youth groups

Other

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

UK Youth has identified five key characteristics that underpin successful youth groups: a wide range of services, high-quality provision, young people's input, measurable outcomes and a sustainable business model.

Safeguarding help for charities

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

The voluntary sector can help to safeguard young people, but needs support and funding, says Sam Marks.

Ask the Experts: Raise young people's job prospects

Other

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on young people's employment, cultivating community spirit, regaining job motivation and discussing depression.

Youth work employment changes: key questions and implications

Other

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

Longstanding arrangement that has seen employers and unions jointly agree youth workers' pay and conditions looks set to end, raising concerns over a reduction in wages and standards of professional practice.

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Other

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on delivering sensitive training, school place planning, bilingual nursery support and a bereaved young carer.

Youth sector unites to prove worth

Other

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| CYP Now

More joint working by providers will improve outcomes for young people, say youth sector leaders.

Ambition chief executive set to join sexual health charity Brook

News

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

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The chief executive of Ambition is to leave the organisation - the announcement coming just a week after it emerged that the youth charity is in merger talks.

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

Other

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

| CYP Now

Our expert panel offers advice on returning to work after absence, effective nursery websites, personal boundaries and young refugees.

Council seeks to transfer youth centres to voluntary sector

News

Monday, January 18, 2016

| CYP Now

An East Midlands council has announced proposals to close two youth centres unless it can find an alternative provider to run them.

Collaboration, creativity and more cuts: 2016 in children's services

Other

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

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CYP Now has collected the views of children's services experts from a range of backgrounds to hear what they think the key challenges and opportunities will be in 2016 across services for children, young people and families.

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Interview: Mark Gifford, National Citizen Service chief executive

Interview – Ndidi Okezie, chief executive, UK Youth

How I Got Here: Sharon Lovell, National Youth Advocacy Service

How I Got Here: Sharon Davies, chief executive, Young Enterprise

Ambition announces new chief executive

First youth mutuals prosper by extending reach and expertise

BYC chief to step down

Ask the Experts: Making a move to management

Ask the Experts: Support academies to improve

Ask the Experts: Retain a strong voice for children

Leadership: Staff motivation and retention

Foundations to spur youth services

Ask the Experts: Post-retirement work options

Merged charity must be ambitious

Sharing, caring president: Dave Hill, ADCS president, 2016/17

Five ways to develop successful and sustainable youth groups

Safeguarding help for charities

Ask the Experts: Raise young people's job prospects

Youth work employment changes: key questions and implications

Ask the Experts: Run supportive training sessions

Youth sector unites to prove worth

Ambition chief executive set to join sexual health charity Brook

Ask the Experts: Be smart on your return to work

Council seeks to transfer youth centres to voluntary sector

Collaboration, creativity and more cuts: 2016 in children's services

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